Descent into Limbo (Mantegna)
1492 painting by Andrea Mantegna / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Descent into Limbo is a 1492 tempera and gold on panel painting by Andrea Mantegna, now in the Barbara Piasecka Johnson Collection in Princeton, New Jersey. It depicts the Descent into Limbo of Jesus Christ. There are also drawings of the subject by Mantegna in the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, whilst Giovanni Bellini also painted the subject.
- Geometric scheme of the composition
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Descent into Limbo | |
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Artist | Andrea Mantegna |
Year | 1492 |
Medium | tempera and gold on panel |
Dimensions | 38.8 cm × 42.3 cm (15.3 in × 16.7 in) |
Location | Unknown |
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